Post by Soutpeel on Jun 13, 2017 18:58:02 GMT 7
Antarctic explorer’s 118-year-old painting discovered among penguin poo
A 118-year-old painting by a celebrated south pole explorer has been discovered in a historic Antarctic hut hidden by penguin poo.
Dr Edward Wilson, who died with Captain Robert Scott and three others in 1912 as they battled to return from their trip to the south pole, painted the watercolour of a small bird.
The watercolour was found among a portfolio of papers inside a bunk at the hut at Cape Adare, says the Antarctic Heritage Trust, which is restoring 1,500 artefacts from the hut
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/13/antarctic-explorers-118-year-old-painting-discovered-obscured-by-penguin-poo
A 118-year-old painting by a celebrated south pole explorer has been discovered in a historic Antarctic hut hidden by penguin poo.
Dr Edward Wilson, who died with Captain Robert Scott and three others in 1912 as they battled to return from their trip to the south pole, painted the watercolour of a small bird.
The watercolour was found among a portfolio of papers inside a bunk at the hut at Cape Adare, says the Antarctic Heritage Trust, which is restoring 1,500 artefacts from the hut
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/13/antarctic-explorers-118-year-old-painting-discovered-obscured-by-penguin-poo
